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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Jan 11, 2009 12:23 pm) |
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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Jan 11, 2009 12:23 pm) I happen to agree that the badge is way out of date. Today's Buick is very different, and the badge should reflect that. That's one of the mistakes I think they made with Caddy too, actually. Oh and MPG can't just be competitive. If GM wants to survive, it needs to be CLASS-LEADING, not merely competitive. And yes, they have to be THAT much better to earn business back from some. The complaints are indicating what customers want to see from Buick. GM needs to answer and provide the customers with the product they want rather than whining that people are asking too much of them.
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Replying to: bpizzuti (Jan 11, 2009 1:38 pm) Regards, OW |
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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Jan 11, 2009 12:23 pm)
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GENERAL MOTORS will announce Monday that it will make lithium-ion battery packs to power the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and other extended-range electric vehicles at a new facility in Michigan. With the announcement, to be made during press preview days for the North American International Auto Show by Rick Wagoner, the company’s chairman and chief executive, G.M. becomes the first major automaker with a commitment to producing the advanced battery packs in the United States. GM is also is expected to announce the opening of a new advanced-battery test facility at its global electric-vehicle engineering center in Warren, Mich.
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General Motors today added three fuel-efficient vehicles to its three previously announced debuts. GM's surprises were: • The Chevrolet Spark minicar, going on sale in the United States by 2011. • The Chevrolet Orlando small crossover, on sale by 2011. • A Cadillac concept, expected to be called the Converj, powered by Chevrolet Volt plug-in technology. The three vehicles came in addition to three expected debuts: the 2010 Buick LaCrosse sedan, on sale this summer; the 2010 Cadillac SRX crossover, on sale in the second quarter; and the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox crossover, on sale in mid-2009. The Spark is based on the Beat concept minicar shown at the 2007 New York auto show. In November, GM had said it would not sell the Beat in the United States. But as Automotive News reported in July, GM changed its mind. The minicar will look similar to the Beat, spokesman Scott Fosgard said. GM revealed the Orlando concept vehicle at the Paris auto show last fall. The small crossover is built on the global compact-vehicle platform used for the Chevrolet Cruze. It seats seven. The Cadillac concept, although based on the platform used for the Chevrolet Volt, is dramatically different-looking. It will be sold at a much higher price than the estimated $40,000 sticker on the Volt plug-in hybrid. Fosgard said the three surprise vehicles show that GM plans to stick around: "These are the proof points to the skeptics that say, 'Let them die.' "
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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Jan 11, 2009 2:10 pm) They've been hurting in the small people-mover category, something that Mazda, Kia, Toyota and Mitsu have already managed to do. This gives them something to be competitive with. The Spark/Beat is a great concept given what we know about it, and may be just the thing to counter the Fiesta. The Caddy Volt may be more successful than the Chevy one. |
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http://www.autonews.com/article/20090105/VIDEO/301059726/1115 Dave got a little tongue tied here at the age issue. Today's average of Buick is 55 and the range he gave is about 10 years younger than the current buyer. On the foreign-manufacturer front, an interesting auto rivalry also had interesting statistics: The average age of Toyota shoppers was 46.6 years old, while the average age for Honda shoppers was 51.2. And while Buick is typically the butt of jokes about buyers who are somewhere between retired and deceased, the average age of a Buick shopper last year was 55.2 years old, considerably younger than the average 63.6-year-old Mercedes-Benz shopper. |
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http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009901110371 Most prefer U.S. cars Nearly three-quarters of car shoppers prefer to buy American-made products, according to a survey by Kelley Blue Book. More than half say they try to buy American-made products if the price is competitive, and 14% say they will go out of their way to buy American. Six percent say they will only buy American-made products and they will do without if an American-made product is not available. "Seeing the domestic automakers' recent struggle has ignited a heightened sense of patriotism among some American car shoppers, and the latest Kelley Blue Book Marketing Research indicates that people are pulling for the Big Three to survive and thrive," said Jack R. Nerad, executive editorial director and executive market analyst for Kelley Blue Book and kbb.com. |
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